Happy Monday, gentle readers! It's been quite a weekend of excitement in Rio and beyond, so let's take a look at some of the stories that are getting us excited (or horrified, or fascinated) this...
The winner of the inaugural Etisalat Prize for Literature will be announced any day now. The Etisalat, a new prize for debut novelists from Africa, offers a modest cash award (£15,000) along with a...
The previous installment of 13-year-old Chloe Bradshaw's dark take can be found here. “I seek information,” Luke told the vampire before him.“I wish to know the whereabouts of a pirate.”...
The previous installment of Chloe Bradshaw's tale can be found here. That morning, I asked Luke what our plan was. "I know people who will give us a ship for free," he answered mysteriously as we...
The previous installment of Chloe Bradshaw's pirate saga can be found here. While I thought about my brother and contemplated my undead state, Luke sat nearby, eyes closed. “I am ready to leave." I...
The previous installment of Chloe Bradshaw's pirate saga can be found here. Floating in the sea I looked around in search for the other members of my doomed crew. I couldn’t see through the sheet...
Chloe Bradshaw is 13. The previous installment of her pirate saga can be found here. The man who stood before me was supposed to be dead, and yet he wasn't. “How?” I said in a gasp. “I cannot...
Chloe Bradshaw is 13. She counts Darren Shan as one of her main writing influences. Her favourite subjects at school are Drama, History, and English. This is the first installment of "The Revenge,"...
Imam Idris Sultan was unmarried, and for this reason he approved of polygamy. He was a religious figure in "this irreligious society" where polygamy was looked down upon. His open advocacy of the...
Why did I eat that doughnut? Why? What possessed me? I knew it looked sketchy, all sealed up in that plastic bag with a giant smiley face stamped on the front. My innards are so not smiling. Why...